Telegram-herald., 1887-06-18
80 sEcoNn clIY

II 70 really xmusing 70 read the non
sense being Published IN the East Sasi-
nav and Bay City papers about those
towrs. zach Tor iiseli. passing Grand
Rapids IN population and becoming the
"second city Of Michigan. When q
man gsts the ''swelled head" just little
he makes hirnsalf obnoxioEs. bat when
hs gets II very badly We are inclined
merely 10 laugh e him. 50 With cities;
and ths Saginsws and Bay Cities have
passed the primary stsgs q bound and
are simply Ridiculous. BILL NxE asud
hardly sarpass she press of those towns
IN ths use OF b0mbsss Their talk about
-intrsmural improvements aud conner
cisl suprsmacy' il funny enough to rnake
horse laugh. The Bay City Tribune,
in oas Of iss paa ball editorials. says:
"Grand Rapids u now tie sscond city II
the State. The consolidation os thu Two
Bay Citys viii make js second Saginaw
third and Grand Rsptds foarth. II ths
two Bays we're Tot consolidated Sagi-
nsw would rank sscond and Esy City
thiEdF' The frs. sentences in this QUOTA
tion contains al ihs truth there s N il.
xzd he sasincsrity 0f ne whole claim is
spparsRt from the statemsnt made IN the
next column Of ths paper that "is vii
nov be contest between Bay City aad
Ssginsv AZ 10 Ehich shall occupy thu
position OF second city."
Before sacamsriiy rsiseatiog Grand
Rapids 10 fourth plscs the saginaw and
Bay City ~combines' woald 20 well 10
lcok AZ election returns sad do little
6gugsag. Whso thsy do they may b.
surprised al the stern facs that Grand
Rapiis casts more votzs :. .evsry elsctloe.
than East saginaw ard Bsy City con-
hinsd Tie total vote on Governor isst
Fsll IA East Ss0inAE, was 4819. snd IA
Bsy City, kud5. making total IN both
plAcss cf S44h The vote ia ><ils eity
alone vas SOS. exceeding beth Em,
Saginaw and say Cary by 5li votesi Ths
foial cote u Esst Ssgiusw. Saginaw Cisy
snd Cerroiison township. TIE partiss q
tie SAGINAW combine vas 5.317, o.
f,743 lets thsn that Of Grand fapids
Tie total vote N Bay City. West Bag
Ciiy aud Essexviiis -eal'afasing thas q
Esssxvills st 3lKl. vhieA iss fair fgurs~
ma7z7. or 323l lsss thsn that Of this
cify. The total Of All The votes cast ir
al the towns which & i rroposssl II
unite iu tbe two consolidated cities ol
Saginaw and Say City oas 9s7 whish
i bak 973 mora tssn wefs csst IN fhil
city. Ths 6Farss represent. Of course.
ths vote strictly Within the linaiss Ct ths
city. We're tbe vote Of tha pnpnlaiioa
which properly heIcnzs 10 ths city repre-
ssntssl. Grand Rapids would show tetal
vsry nearly. Il not quite squsl 70 that a
s0fA TIE pfopossd coosclidafions IN ths
east part q ne state put togstAsr. Il
= notorious thsa - ca1sus Ct East
Sa1insp sui Bay Guy in 1874 va
stuffed rnscr1puieasiy. There was 4
bitter rizslry betvesn The two towns ss n
vhich shonld ssf third plsee and "a
scherae imaginable fer swelfine tIl'
fsures wss isft unemployed. ca tx
oiher band i Is squalIy notorious TIA
she csnsus isksa n tAis city vac Ear fr0a
eonplsia. The census Tss taken n ths
Summer when nsny residents u the cit
were absent st he RESORTS snd Il Is vel
known thst Whole fanihaa sveo q thos'
h~inz near he heart u ths cafy usre mo-
.numersfei Thsrs has been 10 balist
bes rsaiEaz u THE csty. sa.s the Cay gs-